South Africa’s popular Ndlovu Youth Choir and award-winning flutist Wouter Kellerman have been awarded an international accolade at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in the USA. An elated Kellerman said on social media Thursday morning (Wednesday night US time): “Fantastic news!! We just heard we won the HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award) with […]

JOHANNESBURG – A South African union filed a case on Thursday asking a court to subject the distressed state-owned airline SAA to a business rescue, with the aim of restoring it to profitability. Solidarity, which mostly represents white, Afrikaans-speaking employees, said it would “mean that the court can appoint a business rescue practitioner with comprehensive […]

The Office of the Chief Whip in Parliament has issued a statement following the arrest of ANC Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Bongani Bongo, who was arrested this morning in Cape Town, South Africa. “We are aware that the MP was arrested by the Hawks on allegations of […]

Legendary Cape Town venue – the Fireman’s Arms – was in flames last night. This morning, Cape Town residents were in mourning, remembering the many memories they made at one of South Africa’s most famous pubs… well known for its beers, wine, food and sport! Fireman’s Arms was established in 1864 and is one of […]

Team SA has returned from the World Para Athletics Championships with a bagful of medals and a total of 10 qualifiers for next year’s Tokyo Paralympics – and counting. There were 11 medals won in Dubai, two of them gold, with three silvers and six bronzes. Anrune Weyers was the show-stopper from a Team SA […]

Auditor General Kimi Makwetu has called on government leaders to take urgent action to halt the trend of disappointing audit results, restore accountability and prevent mismanagement of public funds. Releasing the 2018-19 general report for national and provincial departments as well as their entities, Makwetu said political leaders, accounting officers, authorities and oversight structures must […]

An elated Trevor Noah tweeted Wednesday: “Today I woke up to the news that I’ve been nominated for a Grammy Award!!! I’m so grateful. ????????????????” The South African comedian (and expat who now lives in the US), has been nominated in the Best Comedy Album category for his ‘Son of Patricia’ comedy special, which first […]

When insurance company Old Mutual refused to pay out on the death of a loved one in South Africa, insisting on more proof, the victim’s family complied – and brought the corpse into their offices in Stanger, in a body bag. The incredible footage (see below) was shot in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) after two bereaved female […]

A senior state prosecutor who was accidentally shot dead in her own court room was blasted by a police officer who was handing over a gun as an exhibit in a robbery trial, it can be revealed. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is treating the incident as culpable homicide and senior detectives have interviewed […]

CAPE TOWN – World champions South Africa will play two home tests against Scotland in July before hosting Tier 2 side Georgia for the first time. The Springboks will welcome the Scots on July 4 and 11, before playing Georgia a week later, South African Rugby said on its website on Wednesday. The venues for […]

A prosecutor has been shot dead after a shotgun being exhibited as evidence dropped onto the floor and blasted her at point blank range at a court in South Africa. The tragedy is making news around the world. Senior advocate Addelaid Ferreira-Watt, 51, screamed in agony when she was knocked off her feet by the […]

Rachel Kolisi, wife of South Africa’s beloved Springbok rugby captain, Siya Kolisi, has made a young rugby fan’s dream come true. We all sobbed in unison when we watched an emotional Helpmekaar College schoolboy – Lebo Mogoma – have his rugby boot signed by the Springboks during the Victory Tour in Pretoria. WATCH The video […]

JOHANNESBURG – A strike certificate has been issued at South African airline Comair as part of a secondary strike against South African Airways, a spokeswoman for the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa said on Wednesday. Two unions that called a crippling strike at SAA said on Sunday they would pursue a secondary strike to […]

On Monday night Maraisburg train station in Johannesburg, South Africa, was burnt and on Tuesday morning Park Station was vandalised. A disturbing video posted on Facebook shows men pulling down pylons and placing them across Metrorail lines. A Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (PRASA) statement said: “According to security personnel stationed [at Park Station] […]

Sandra Lopez grew up in an organisation in South Africa for orphaned and abandoned children. Today she is a qualified engineer and small business owner… and it’s thanks in part to world famous South African musician Wouter Kellerman (who is currently up for a Hollywood award for his cover of Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Lephalale (or Ellisras) in Limpopo have arrested three suspects for suspected rhino poaching. The three men were employees of the local game reserve on which they were arrested. SAPS said in a statement that the suspects were aged 29, 30 and 33. They were arrested for ‘illegal hunting’ […]

Durban launched its new multimillion-rand promenade on Saturday (16 Nov) and Gavin Fundaro was there to capture this awesome drone footage of what is now Africa’s longest promenade. With the opening of the new extension, the promenade now stretches along 8km from Blue Lagoon river mouth to the Durban Harbour entrance. WATCH Drone footage of […]

Racial quotas in South African sport have been an emotive debate for the past 20 years. The arguments for and against are usually based on limited, subjective evidence. And the voices of the players affected by quotas are rarely considered. As part of my PhD I conducted research to find out what sports people themselves […]

A few hundred South African Airways (SAA) employees have returned to work despite a strike, allowing the airline to resume some regional flights, acting Chief Executive Zuks Ramasia said on Tuesday. SAA is currently operating all its international and some of its regional flights and domestic services. These services are being carried out by sister airline Mango, […]

Two people have been found murdered on Durban beachfront in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – a woman in her 40s who has reportedly been identified because her handbag was lying nearby, and a younger man. Both were wearing jeans, and had been stabbed multiple times. Their bodies were found by a local man on Monday afternoon […]

The last remains of 157 people killed aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane in March were interred at the crash site this week, farmers and families told Reuters, but some relatives were upset they had been unable to take part in the ceremony. Nadia Milleron, whose daughter Samya Stumo was killed, said an email was sent […]

At the end of winter 2019, we have a lot to be negative about… writes Steve Hall. And not just in South Africa. Europe has no clue, Britain has no plan, and The US, it would seem, has no morals. If there was a single country doing well right now, their celebration will be short […]

Criminals continue to damage the South African tourism industry, with the latest incident involving a gang who followed and pounced on a traveller arriving at OR Tambo International Airport from the UK, as he was about to alight from his taxi at a boutique hotel in Johannesburg. According to well know Social Cohesion Advocate, Yusuf […]

After months of speculation about who would take over the helm of stricken Eskom, it was announced today that the current chief of packaging company Nampak, Andre de Ruyter, would assume the post from 15 January 2020. The announcement was made by the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan. The post has been empty since […]

JOHANNESBURG – Corruption under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was enabled by international banks, companies and governments which should now seek to recover the loot they helped to launder, British lawmaker Peter Hain told an inquiry on Monday. HSBC, Standard Chartered and India’s Bank of Baroda as well as their senior directors were “directly […]